Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.
- Won 6 Primetime Emmys
- 30 wins & 58 nominations total
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- TriviaFuturama was the name of the famous General Motors exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair that depicted a futuristic landscape.
- GoofsThe elements Bender claims to be constructed out of change throughout the series (though given Bender's nature, it's possible he's lying). This became an in-joke amongst the writers in later episodes.
- Quotes
Fry: You know the worst thing about being a slave? They make you work, but don't pay you or let you go.
Turanga Leela: That's the only thing about being a slave.
- Crazy creditsThe familiar 20th Century Fox production company logo is shown at the very end of the show, but has been modified to read "30th Century Fox", since the sci-fi series begins in the 30th century. Note however that in the first episode it is a minute before New Year's Eve of the new millennium, and the rest of the episode and the entire series takes place in the 31st century. This is somewhat of an industry joke, since the production company debated for a long time what to do when the year 2000 came around: would they change their name to "21st Century Fox"? Futurama began its first season in 1999, with the pilot's story beginning on December 31, 1999, just before the big decision at 20th Century Fox had to be made. The decision of course, was to drop the century altogether and call the company simply "Fox".
- Alternate versionsOriginally, one episode had a scene where Fry pulls down his pants and moons the business magnate Mom (of Mom's Friendly Robots). Her original dialogue was, "You call that an anus?", but it only appeared in closed captioning and was redubbed with "You call that a pressed ham?".
- ConnectionsEdited into The Lost Adventure (2008)
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"Another science fiction show cancelled before it's time."
It's such a shame that Futurama has been cancelled, for I feel the producers and cast had a lot more episodes planned and a lot more stories to tell.
I don't know why FOX cancelled Futurama, other than:
1) It's funny - much funnier than most other programmes on the network.
2) It's intelligent - the science fiction references for instance (some of the writers have PhDs!).
3) You care about the characters, each one is different and interesting in their own ways. Unlike many other cartoons, there has been a lot of character development.
4) There is a sense of continuity (the characters age, unusual in a cartoon, and there are various stories that spread out throughout different episodes, such as the Fry/Nibbler one).
5) The show has something for everyone - comedy, drama, romance, sci-fi, farce.
6) It is entirely original.
7) The animation is amazing.
8) IT'S FUNNY!
Yep, I can see why FOX cancelled it.
Start watching Futurama and you'll be hooked. Episodes to look out for in particual are the pilot, "Space Pilot 3000"; "Luck Of The Ftyrish", "Roswell That Ends Well" (this one won an Emmy!), "The Why Of Fry", "Anthology Of Interest I" and "Xmas Story".
I don't know why FOX cancelled Futurama, other than:
1) It's funny - much funnier than most other programmes on the network.
2) It's intelligent - the science fiction references for instance (some of the writers have PhDs!).
3) You care about the characters, each one is different and interesting in their own ways. Unlike many other cartoons, there has been a lot of character development.
4) There is a sense of continuity (the characters age, unusual in a cartoon, and there are various stories that spread out throughout different episodes, such as the Fry/Nibbler one).
5) The show has something for everyone - comedy, drama, romance, sci-fi, farce.
6) It is entirely original.
7) The animation is amazing.
8) IT'S FUNNY!
Yep, I can see why FOX cancelled it.
Start watching Futurama and you'll be hooked. Episodes to look out for in particual are the pilot, "Space Pilot 3000"; "Luck Of The Ftyrish", "Roswell That Ends Well" (this one won an Emmy!), "The Why Of Fry", "Anthology Of Interest I" and "Xmas Story".
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